WASHINGTON
--The Federal Election Commission is releasing 16 more Administrative
Fines cases with $55,368 in civil money penalties,
bringing to 973 the number of cases made public with
$1,322,312 in fines collected by the FEC. In addition,
there are numerous cases in various stages of the Administrative Fines
process. Closed Administrative Fines case files are available in the FEC's
Press and Public Records offices.

The Administrative Fine Program, authorized by Congress
in 1999 in response to a legislative recommendation made by the FEC (see
News Release May 31, 2000 ), has a twofold purpose: to free critical Commission
resources for more important and complex enforcement efforts, and to reduce
the number of financial reports filed late or not at all. The Administrative
Fines Program encompasses a range of civil money penalties set high enough
to discourage committees from considering them an acceptable ‘cost of
doing business', but not so high as to be exorbitant.

Civil money penalties will be determined by the number of
days late, the amount of financial activity involved, and any prior penalties
for reporting violations. Election sensitive reports (reports and notices
filed prior to an election) will receive higher penalties.

CANDIDATE COMMITTEES

1.

AF 890

RESPONDENT:

Buckley02, Gregory J. Layton, treasurer

REPORT:

30 Day Post-General 2002

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

PENALTY:

$275 civil money penalty

2.

AF 1089

RESPONDENT:

Cohen for New Hampshire , John Buchalski,
treasurer

REPORT:

Year End 2003

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$850 civil money penalty(Reduced from
$5,500 due to level of activity on report.)

3.

AF 1092

RESPONDENT:

David Langston for Congress, Gregory
O. Taylor, treasurer

REPORT:

Year End 2003

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$0 civil money penalty(Reduced from
$8,000 due to level of activity on report.)

4.

AF 1001

RESPONDENT:

Ed Tinsley for Congress, Don Kidd, treasurer

REPORT:

Year End 2002

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$0 civil money penalty(Reduced from
$6,500 due to level of activity on report.)

5.

AF 1087

RESPONDENT:

Friends of Roger Kahn Inc., Barbara
Lesseur, treasurer

REPORT:

Year End 2003

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Non-Filer

PENALTY:

$0 civil money penalty(Reduced from
$8,000 due to level of activity on report.)

Plumbers Union Local 690 of the United
Association of Journeyman and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting
Industry of the United States and Canada Local Election Political
Action Fund, Edward C. Keenan, treasurer

REPORT:

30 Day Post-General 2002

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

PENALTY:

Take no further action

16.

AF 919

RESPONDENT:

Saltchuk Resources Inc. Political Action
Committee (AKA SALTCHUK PAC)

REPORT:

30 Day Post-General 2002

*LATE/NON-FILER:

Late

PENALTY:

$825 civil money penalty

*Late filers are those committees filing reports
after the due date, but within 30 days of the due date and/or filing election
sensitive reports after due date, but prior to four days before election.
Non-filers are committees that have either not filed a report or filed
a report after the parameters outlined above.